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Daily Archives: October 12, 2022

PIC issues notice to FBR official

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has issued a notice for imposing a penalty to the extent of 100 days’ salary to Member Operations Inland Revenue, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The PIC chairman summoned the official in person on October 13, 2022, for not providing information about the individuals and companies who availed benefits […]


‘Kidnapping’ Attempt Against GB Journalist: DigiMAP Demands Immediate Arrest Of Attackers, Condemns Silence Of Govt

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Islamabad: Digital Media Alliance of Pakistan (DigiMAP) has strongly condemned the murderous attempt by unidentified armed persons against Aly Mujeeb, the  CEO of Ibex Media Network (IMN),  in Gilgit on Friday. The DigiMAP also condemns the lethargic response by the Gilgit-Baltistan government to the incident and calls for an immediate arrest of the persons involved. […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) seeks justice for journalists and media workers

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ISLAMABAD—The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded the immediate appointment of a judge of the Implementation Tribunal for Newspapers Employees (ITNE). In a joint statement, PFUJ President Afzal Butt and Secretary General Arshad Ansari in a joint statement said the ITNE had been without a judge for more than two years, which resulted […]


Role of social media

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Social media has played a pivotal role in the world. It has made the world a global village. There is no denying that it has a number of merits and demerits as well. The first and foremost merit is that it is a source of knowledge and information. Every important news spreads in the world […]


Government to Form Refarming Panel to Oversee Spectrum Bandwidth Allocations

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The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication has proposed a federal-level committee in the draft framework for frequency spectrum reforming. According to the document, the federal government will constitute a Spectrum Refarming Committee that will comprise of Ministry of IT and Telecom (MoITT), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) or Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory […]


PEMRA Council of Complaints (CoC) Islamabad Meeting Held

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A meeting of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Council of Complaints (CoC) Islamabad was held here on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by Syed Muhammad Ali Bukhari at its regional office, said a press release issued here. The meeting was attended by its members Mazhar Barlas, Naeem Khan, Talat Azeem, Nighat Saeed, Batool Zain […]


At GITEX, Pakistan makes a pitch for investment in its Information Technology (IT) sector

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Pakistan made its mark on day two of GITEX GLOBAL 2022, dubbed the world’s largest tech show, where the audience at a session titled ‘Pakistan Innovation Day’ heard from the country’s IT minister as well as big wigs of its tech sector. Minister Syed Amin Ul Haque said Pakistan’s tech sector has grown 150% since […]